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People my age grew up with a map of the world that had been created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. But in ...

Congress had budgeted at least $690 million on pro-democracy programs this year to counter nations considered the world's ...

with this map outlining where they deem to be 'safest' nations. Tensions are high in several flashpoints across the world, including the Middle East and Ukraine, where nuclear powers, such as ...

The concept of religion has played a significant role in shaping the development of many societies. In some nations, religion ...

World War I involved 32 nations from 1914 to 1919. It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland.